Gorila Occidental vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Phaeographis dendritica

Key Differences

• Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Graphidaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Phaeographis
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Phaeographis dendritica

Conservation Status

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorila Occidental
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	1.7 m	—
Average Weight	160.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gorila Occidental

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Congo (Republic), Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gorila Occidental

El primate más grande del mundo, los gorilas occidentales pesan hasta 180 kg y habitan los bosques tropicales y subtropicales del África ecuatorial. Principalmente herbívoros, viven en grupos familiares liderados por un macho de espalda plateada que protege la tropa y media en los conflictos sociales. En Peligro Crítico, con poblaciones amenazadas por la deforestación, la caza furtiva para la venta de carne de monte y los brotes del virus del Ébola.

Phaeographis dendritica es un liquen crustaceo corticola que forma manchas palidas a blanquecinas sobre corteza lisa con distintivos lirelos apoteciales ramificados y dendriticos. Habita bosques templados humedos y umbrios, especialmente bosques viejos en regiones oceanicas. Clasificado como Vulnerable, esta especie esta amenazada por la perdida de habitat y el declive de los ecosistemas forestales antiguos no perturbados.